தேய்

thaei

II. v. i. wear away, be rubbed away, உரை II; 2. decrease, waste away, wane, குறை; 3. lapse, கழி; 4. be effaced or obliterated by rubbing, மாய் II; 5. be emaciated or stunted, as a child; be reduced as wealth, splendour etc. தேய்கடை, adj. worn out, stunted in growth. தேய்கடைப்பணம், a fanam worn by use. தேய்க்கடைப்பிள்ளை, a stunted child. தேய்ந்தபல்லன், (fem. தேய்ந்தபல்லி) a person whose teeth are worn out. தேய்பிறை, the waning moon (opp. to வளர்பிறை, the waxing moon.) தேய்வு, v. n. wearing away, diminution; 2. emaciation; 3. erasure.

J.P. Fabricius Dictionary

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, [tēy] கிறது, ந்தது, தேயும், தேய, ''v. n.'' To wear away, wear off, be rubbed away, wear out, or be frayed away, உரைய. 2. To lesson or decrease, waste away; to become exhausted, குறைய. 3. To wane as the moon, கலைகுறைய. 4. To lessen or be reduced as sin, or as the stock of ac cumulated actions, good or evil, &c., கன் மந்தேய. 5. To be emaciated, stunted--as a child; to be reduced,--as wealth, pro perty, splender, &c., இளைக்க. 6. To lapse, pass, wear away--as time, கழிய. 7. To be effaced, erased, obliterated by rubbing. மாய. ''(c.)'' தேய்ஞ்சான்மாஞ்சானாய்ப்போயிற்று. It is redu ced by little and little. தேய்ந்தகணக்காய்ப்போயிற்று. It has come to very little. நடந்துநடந்துகால்தேய்ந்தது. The feet are worn by walking so much.

Miron Winslow

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